MICROSOFT MONSTER TRUCK MADNESS CRUSHES AND LEAPS ITS WAY INTO ELECTRONIC
ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3)

First PC Monster Truck Racing Game Offers Radical Fun and Realistic Sights,
Sounds, Multiplayer Competition

LOS ANGELES - MAY 16, 1996 - You might not want to admit it, but right now
you're behind the wheel of BigFoot, the king of monster truck racing. You
slam into Snake Bite, and the shocking roar of the collision fills your
ears as your truck careers against a barrier, sending glass and mud flying
all around you.

As the dust clears, you see Snake Bite out the window, far ahead. If there
ever was a rule book, now is the time to throw it away. You drive off road
and feel the exhilaration of flying over jagged hills and across shallow
ponds as your shortcut brings you closer to your competition. You're now
bearing down on Snake Bite, about to crush and leap your way to victory in
the fastest, most heart-pounding race of your life.

That's just a taste of the action available to PC CD-ROM game players in
Monster Truck Madness, a radical and realistic racing simulation that puts
gamers behind the wheel of the world's most powerful vehicles. Gamers and
industry pundits get their first look at the radically uninhibited game -
based on the Microsoft Windows 95 operating system and coming to store
shelves this holiday season from Microsoft Corp. - today at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo trade show (E3).

Monster Truck Madness portrays a realistic off-road experience and allows
drivers to choose from the following racing modes:

 Drag, circuit and rally racing formats

 Three levels of racing - rookie, intermediate and professional

 Driver, spectator, "race cam" and instant-replay views

 One-on-one against computer-controlled trucks, dual player using
 modem-to-modem connection, or multiplayer game play over the Internet
 or a local area network (LAN), in which as many as eight players
 can race against each one another. Monster Truck Madness fully
 supports the DirectPlay API under Windows 95.

Monster Truck Madness provides highly detailed renderings of 10
world-famous monster trucks, including BigFoot, Snake Bite and
Gravedigger. The trucks incorporate the most accurate vehicle physics and
provide true-to-life, bone-jarring, four-wheel-drive movements, both on
the ground and in the air, as gamers race on outdoor tracks and inside
stadium venues. Drivers can adjust their vehicles to tackle various
elements, including mud, grass, sand and water.

The gunning motors and cries of twisted metal are the real things -
recorded and digitized from actual monster truck races. Narrating the
drive to victory is the voice of Armey Armstrong, beloved by monster truck
racing fans everywhere.

Gamers will appreciate the tremendous ease of use of Monster Truck Madness,
courtesy of Windows 95; just pop in the CD-ROM and start playing. There's
no manual to review, and players can be colliding with or smashing
opponents within minutes.

In addition to the standalone, direct modem and LAN playing options,
players can connect to Microsoft's Monster Truck Web Stop site on the
World Wide Web. There, they'll find up-to-the-minute information on
monster trucks and race results.

Monster Truck Madness features fully licensed monster trucks and was
developed by Terminal Reality Inc., creator of the Hellbender and Fury3
games.

PRICING, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND AVAILABILITY

Monster Truck Madness is scheduled to be available in fall 1996 for
approximately $44.95.

System requirements include a multimedia PC or compatible with a 486DX2/66
or higher microprocessor (486DX2/100 recommended); Windows 95; 8 MB of RAM
(12 MB recommended); at least 20 MB (80 MB recommended) of hard disk
space; a double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive; a 256-color, Super VGA
display monitor; a Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device; a
joystick or compatible device (optional); a sound board (required for
audio); headphones or speakers; and a Hayes-compatible modem (2400bps
minimum, 9600bps recommended) for connection to the Monster Truck Web Stop
site.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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